Got a new Tikka T3 Camo Stainless just prior to Christmas, and topped it with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 scope. I have a couple of other Tikkas so I expected this one to shoot pretty good. First trip out to the range was today. Here's a pic of a group with the 55 gr Sierra Game King and 36 gr IMR4064. Also fired the 55 gr Rem Power-Lokt (same powder load) and 45 gr Win JHP (white box) factory loads quite well. The 45 gr UMC JHP was a little less consistent but still not bad. Should improve as the barrel breaks in.

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"You still don't know what you're dealing with do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility ... I admire its purity, its sense of survival; unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality." -Ash

Quote:That's an exceptional start. I've decided my next rifle will be a T3 stainless in 7mm-08. Did you even adjust your trigger?

No adjustments. (I doubt I will even bother). Straight out of the box.

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"You still don't know what you're dealing with do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility ... I admire its purity, its sense of survival; unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality." -Ash

Quote:How much was it? I gotta have me one of those. Is that a heavy barrel?

The rifle retails for about C$930, but I am sure you can probably pick it up cheaper in the USA. Its not a heavy barrel (I was looking for a carry gun). The normal magazine that comes with this rifle holds three rounds, but I have the one from the Varmint version, which holds 5 rounds.

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"You still don't know what you're dealing with do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility ... I admire its purity, its sense of survival; unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality." -Ash

Nice! I never owned or shot a tikka, but I hear some pretty good stuff about them, although Personally, I don't care for plastic parts. I have not bought a new Remington 700 in years, and it seems many are down on the quality of the 700 these days. Hard to believe, as every one I ever had was a great shooter. My 700 LVS in 22-250 was a serious tack driver. It actually got boring to shoot, and I was always seeking smaller targets to hit. We settled on shooting spent 22LR casings that we pushed in to the cardboard like thumb tacks. Once that got boring, I took up shooting flies off the target... of course, the fact I had a 24 power scope helps a lot.